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By: - 25th February 2020 at 13:15 Permalink
27H is Miscellaneous Aircraft Equipment.
My copy (1944) lists only Hooks, Arrester for the heavy bombers - Lancaster, Halifax, etc.
Perhaps hooks were type specific during the war years and were only standardised later on, resulting in them gaining a Stores Reference number?
Just a thought.
By: - 25th February 2020 at 17:39 Permalink
Thanks Alan a note from Rob yesterday said the Wyvern had a differnet hook so it may not have been a general item but type specific.
By: - 25th February 2020 at 20:35 Permalink
There are many different Hooks for different aircraft types.
Your hook I definately Seahawk.
By: - 25th February 2020 at 20:56 Permalink - Edited 25th February 2020 at 20:58
Some photos of some of my Arrestor hooks .
Seahawk, ,Buccaneer, Scimitar, Wyvern and Sea Vixen.
By: - 25th February 2020 at 21:03 Permalink - Edited 25th February 2020 at 21:04
Thank you that answers the question very definitively. Much appreciated!!
Hurrah the forum is still useful...
By: - 26th February 2020 at 12:39 Permalink
Not very detailed regarding aircraft types, but attached should be extracts from AP1086 Sec 27H dated March 1965
Hopefully it’ll be of interest.
Dave
By: - 26th February 2020 at 17:34 Permalink
Dave so 27H/2542 on page 2 would mean it is from a Firebrand ?
I attach some images
By: - 26th February 2020 at 21:42 Permalink
27H/2542 is the number stated in the Seahawk spare parts catalogue ,for the Arrestor hook.
By: - 27th February 2020 at 08:22 Permalink
Thank you. Most likely ( from production numbers) it is Sea Hawk. But the AP suggests it was also used on Firebrand Mk 2 - of which only a dozen were made.
By: - 27th February 2020 at 10:17 Permalink
No, in the case of 27H/2542 there is not aircraft type against it.
The listings in AP1086 can be a little confusing and sometimes for the most specific of items that can only fit one aircraft type there is no type shown. I guess the over-riding document would be the Vol 3 Parts Schedule for the aircraft/equipment.
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By: FarlamAirframes - 24th February 2020 at 12:01 - Edited 24th February 2020 at 12:01
I have an arrester hook with numbers 27H/2542 and RO 619 with crows foot on it.
It was claimed to be from a Sea Hawk and it looks like those seen on sea hawks.
Was there a single design for arrester hooks across the FAA or do these numbers match to a single aircraft type?
The 27A is a general code for aircraft wheel equipment?
Thanks